Our museum has what might be a rather unexpected set of church records from Zion Lutheran Church in Alva, Oklahoma. We have them partly because they contain so many entries of people who had their start in Perry County before migrating to Alva. A few of us at the museum refer to churches such as … More Another Rauh Who Migrated to Alva, Oklahoma
Hedwig Sophia Maria Bergmann was born on November 5, 1886. That means today would be her 140th birthday. She would be called Hattie during her life, and that name is even found on her gravestone, so I will use that name in this post. Hattie was the daughter of Gottlieb and Friederike (Bergmann) Bergmann. Yes, … More A Bergmann/Bergmann Daughter Finds a Wirth-y Husband
When we look at a list of charter members of Zion Lutheran Church in Longtown, which was established in 1897, we will see 3 different men with the name, Hacker. One of them was Christ (Christopher) Hacker. He will be a main character in today’s post. Christopher Hacker was born on February 10, 1862, the … More Christopher Hacker – Zion, Longtown Charter Member
Today’s main character, Freiderich Gotthilf Rauh, had a mother who was married twice because his father had died at an early age. His mother then had more children by her second husband. A similar thing happened to Fred. After his first wife died at an early age, he would get married again, and another child … More Fred Rauh and His Bergmann and Schubert Wives
The birthday girl for today is Barbara Schade, who was born on October 14, 1865. At first, I thought Barbara was born on this day in 1866 because that is what our German Family Tree says, but I now think that is incorrect. If Barbara was born in 1866, today would be her 160th birthday, … More My Four Sons – The Perryville Mecker’s
Our German Family Tree Images folder already has 4 death certificates for women named Emma Hoehn. You are going to read another story about a woman today whose married name was Emma Hoehn. You will not be viewing her death certificate because she died in 1977, and at the time of this writing, we can … More Popp and Hoehn Get Married in St. Louis
Previous posts have been written about men named George Bergmann. In fact, today’s George Bergmann was likely named after his grandfather, George Bergmann, who was one of the men who originally formed the church which became known as Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. Johann George Bergmann was born on August 27, 1854, so today would … More Another One of the George Bergmann’s
Theodore George Weibrecht was born on August 14, 1881, so today would be his 145th birthday. Theodore was the son of John and Margaret (Schaupert) Weibrecht. He was likely baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so we are not able to display a baptism record for him. I have come to realize that when … More Theodore Weibrecht Marries a Colin Catholic in Perryville
I will be enjoying grandchildren time the next few days, including today, so I am once again sharing a story that was previously published. This one tells of some of the earliest Ochs family members to show up in Perry County. This is definitely not the only story on this blog that has been written … More An Ochs Tree Is Planted by a Springer
Back in 2020, I wrote a story about John Dewein titled, Cook and Concierge/Barber and Barkeep. Today’s birthday boy is another John Dewein, the son of the other John Dewein, and you will discover that, at least for a while, he followed in his father’s footsteps to become a barkeeper. Johann Heinrich Dewein was born … More From Perryville Barkeep to St. Louis Shoe Clerk
